India, April 9 -- It is not the norm for a big Hollywood release to make way for an Indian film. But such was the craze for Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar: The Revenge that even a globally awaited mega project like Project Hail Mary decided to postpone its India release to accommodate the Bollywood film. In the end, the move worked out for both films. Dhurandhar 2 had a record-breaking opening week, following which Project Hail Mary had a strong start in the country as well. Aditya Sood, one of the producers of the Ryan Gosling-starrer, talks to HT about the release and the fan-led campaign for an IMAX release in India.

We meet Aditya in Mumbai, his first visit to the country of his origin since the pandemic. He is in the country for a family ...